Box-stamping machine



June 30, 1925. 1,544,429

- J. BROWN BOX STAMPING MACHINE Filed May 22 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 30,1925. 1,544,429

J. BROWN BOX STAMPING MACHINE Filed Maw 22 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 4 Sheetshee? 5 J. BROWN BOX STAMPING MACHINE June 30 Filed May 22 1923 June 30, 1925. 1,544,429

- J. BROWN BOX STAMPING MACHINE Filed May 22 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet &

Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED STA ES PATENT mm JOHN BROWN, or WEI TATCHEE WASHINGTON.

BOX-STAMPING MACHINE.

Application filed May 22, 1923. Serial No. 640,750.

To all whom/2'15 may concern: 1 Be it known that I, JOHN BROWN, a c tinatchee, in the county of Chelan and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Stamping Machines; and I do hereby declare the fol lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same. V

The invention relates to a machine for stamping or branding boxes, crates and like containers for receiving fruit, vegetables and the like for" market, whereby the size,

grade and variety may be ascertained upon inspection of the box without necessitating a thorough examination or the opening of the same.

The invention has for its object the provision of a box stamping' machine which is readily adjustable according to the size of the box to be stamped, and easily set to indicate the size, grade and variety, said machine being operable either by hand or power as required and best adapted to the particular nature of the work in hand@ Other objects and advantages will'be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the-invention is understood.

While the drawings illustratean embodi-' V ment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different condltlons and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of, construction may be resorted to without departing from the, nature of. the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure 1 is a front View of box stamping machine embodying the invention,

Figure 2 isa rear View thereof,

Figure 3 is a side view,

Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 4i4 of Figure 2, I

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section on the line 55 of Figureq3,

Figure 6 is a plan view,

Figure 7 is a detail view of opposite side showing power connection,

Figure 8 is a detail view showing the' special stamp, c

Figure 9 1s a detail view showing the thereof 1 corresponding with 'dete nts attached to a standard for cooper v ating' with adjacent stamp'wheels, zen of the United States, residing at e Figure 10 is a fragmentary View of a stamp wheel and the indicator coacting therewith, and

Figure '11 is a sectional detail on the line .l1---l1fof Figure 4.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and desig-. nated1n the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The main frame of the machine comprises 7 a base 1 and uprights 2. 3 Slots 3 are formed in the uprights 2 and receive blocks 4' which are ad ustable therein by means of long set -nis1n iscarried by theegu'ide bars 6 and is adjustable therewith and movable independently thereof to admit of the stamping mechanism being advanced to mark the box and retracted to be inkedland permitof the next box being placed in proper position to be stamped. p I j V j The stamping frame comprisesa"horizo11 tal member 7 and a plurality of standards 8 and is mounted upon the guide bars 6 to.

move therewith for vertical adjustment and having an independent movement thereon toprovide for forward and backward movement of the stamping mechanism. Stamping wheels 9, 10 and 11 are carried by shafts mounted upon the standards 8 and are pro vided with type to designate'size, grade and variety respectively. The stamping wheels are adjustable to bring, any required type in position for printing. The stamping wheels '9 and 10 my be adjusted from one end of themachine by means of hand wheels l2 and 13 which are attached to the outer 7 ends of the respective shafts 9 and 10 carr ing the stamping wheels 9 and 1O. To faci itate the setting of the stamping wheels, indicating matter may be provided on'afside the several stamps and a pointer- 14 'is positioned to cooperate therewith so that it may be readily known when the required stamp is in position for printing. Each of the-stamp ing Wheels is provided upon a side with teeth 15 and a detent '16 coacts with the teetlrto hold thestamping'wheels in the required adjusted position. The numeral 17 V V 7. r main.- frame and operate to return the stampr mg frame to normalpos tion" .after being moved forward to mark and-stamp the boxi e the stamping frame to:movwtherew-ithL i shaft 11 which telescopes the' shafts 'ftr and 9 and is retained/in PlZtOQbyI a latch 111%. pivotedto aside of one of tl'ie'standards' 8;

standards 8' and links 'l9lconnectthe,crankEmechanismmovzthie in-a horizontal direction printing position. Arms 2:1;connect theink-H ,in'g pad wvitl'1 theiaXis-of the stamp wheels thereby insuring movementof'theinkingpad designates a special stamp which may be placed in position for printing any desired matter upon the" box. This sta mp il'iis yieldably mounted, as shown mostclearly in Figure 8, and is supported at one "end of The stamping Wheel 11 is mounted on A crank shaft 18 ismounted upon the portions thereof to inking ,pad wvhic'h is arranged 'to fsu'pply ink tosthe stamp in in a circle 'concentric ilvvitli ztheanijofthe. stamp Wheels, whereby the propers inking of ing 20% mounted 1 inking pad; 1 When the inking pad20. is ad.-:

1 stamping neniani m "tov mark or brand (the i box. ,Anarm' -22 secured ftO: theicnankshaft" ..:*'van ced, the printing stamps are; inked sand when the inkingfpad Withdrawn clearance is had 5 for the, forward movement of the v 18 i is connected. by means of a link, 23 with 1; lever 2 4; fulcrumed at25 tozthe flloase1 of the; main frame; Movement I of the lever 24: effects a rocking of the" cranki'shaft18.with

e x snltthat t e akh srfifiQ E mi andl moved. into operative position [fort-link- 7mg thestampssiandcarriedaout of -the way.

so as vnot'to impede .the movement of the.

H stamping: mechanism when advancing to marl; org -brand theboxesn Arbail QG-cOn-J; 1 heats the horizontal member 7 ofthe stamp-a 0r ing framevvith zthe lever 24::and 'inthis mam mounted upon .themain frame is; provided :"Wlllh aerankrQS wvh1ch;- s,connected by-means v Iner, the-stamping, mechanism is moved for-. Lward intov position for marking the box -;and s returnedto normal positionftobe -inkedan,d{

o be out of, the,way so as not. to interfere hithe proper positionin of v the next ghogz ,bemmarked or: stampe -Theleve 24.

l my p r ed-by hndlo fby-pewen For r at n t e m inebyr t a shaft 27 1 offa'lin'k 291with:ther1ever'243 A n arm 30 fprojec ting from the shaftv27 ,ma y beflconay nected means of-a rod 31; tola motor', not

shown, .or other operating;. part -,R e tractile; 1

' springs32'connect the horizontal-member 7 U; 1 i i i guldes admstable on the main frame, and a ofthe stamping frame ywith the base lot the Whatqis claimed is: a

1. In a; ;stampmg L na-chine, [3,? main frame;

ition f.- movement. 1

stamping frame provided with amarking mechanism movable in a horizontal direcmm for. marking an :objeetand mountediinp 7 1 dependently of the main frame "upon said T guides and adjustable therewith; 7 l3 2i"In 'a marking--rfiachine, a Vmain frame,

guides adjustably -In0unted upon the main framegmeans mounted upon the main frame for, adjusting said guides and holding the same 111 therequired admsted posltlon, and

a stamping frameprovided: with-a marking Y formarking an gob eat and: mounted inde pendent-1y ofr the main frame/upon sai'd a. gnidessandg'adjnstabletherewith,' a

3 In' astamping-machine wmain frame eomprisinag a basegand iuprights', blocks: ad- :1 justably mountednpon said uprights, guides j secured to said blocksjanda stamping frame -1 mm ra e u d s ardaa iesab therewith and havingva movement independsent of the main frame whereby to provide fora forwardfiand.backvvardgmoyement of i "the stamping amechanisrn;

.imechanism inounted to. receive a forward and; backward 'movement'; an inking? Qpad therefor pivota llysmonnted bypsaid mechanism, a shaft having crank portions operativeIy connected with, .the inking pad; and

an operating lever oonnectlonw with said shaft andtiwith thei -stamping; mechanismremove-the;laden forwardlyandbacki' mardly andsthe inking pad relatively to:the 6 f stamping meohanismxaccording to the, direc- 55. In arstamping therewith, a shafti movable; gwithithe'marking means; an operating meansfon saligd shaft,

4.. In a, stamping maclfine, V,

and; a}; crank 1 connection between said? shaft and-i saidainking; means, to; move the inking 'zmeansvrelatively tomthemanking means; in

cidental to, the said bodily movement.

d by th "se irame n ina means for the marking meanscarried by theisecond frame, n, shaftcarried by the second "frame,"

means. r a v; E

7. In a stamp ngimach me, a horizontally shdable frame, ma-"lik ng meanscarned' by H 6. 1n a -stamping machine, a main-Fframe, f

a-v frame isllda-ble l-hGI'BOB-tg marking,v mgans said frame, shaft, meansom said: frame mounting-j saidxmarking means, anglinking achine, 'awmarking mean-s, ann inkingr.meanstmovable- 'bodily means for the markingbmeansumovably;sup-

ported from said-shaftmeans, a. shaft carried by said frame means 1 operable to turn said shaft, and a crank; connectioi1=1bet-ween saidshaft and saidlinking means.

8. Ina stamping machine,,.a1main frame,

a, frame slidablgy v mounted thereon, shaft means carried by' the second mentioned an operatin'ggmeans connected to said; shaft n and to the ma-in: :frame,:1-and a zcrankconneci tionbetween -saidpshaft andqr-said inking frame, marking means on said shaft means, an inking pad for said marking means, means pivoted on said shaft means and carrying said inking pad, a shaft carried by the second mentioned frame, an operating lever having crank connection with said shaft and being pivoted to the main frame, and a crank connection between said shaft and said inking pad.

9. In a stamping machine, standards, three shafts journaled by said standards, and being in telescopic relation, a marker Wheel on each shaft, detent means carried by the standards to secure the marker Wheels in adjusted positions, a pawl and ratchet connection between the innermost shafts and one of the standards, the other shafts having adjusting Wheels thereon in relatively close relation, and the marker Wheel adjacent to the adjusting Wheels having adjustment .indicia at a side thereof, and apointer ,to

co-act With the latter movable by said shaft. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN BROlVN.

lVitnesses: I T. C. ATKINSON,

EMMA ATKINSON. 

